Runny nose after surgery

[Pat99]

After reading a post from another member, Laurieann, regarding having a ruuny nose after surgery, I found this article about the vagus nereve on the Internet. Damage to this nerve during gastric bypass is what causes the runny nose a lot of us are now having. Like many other people I just thought my allergies were just acting up.

http://www.bariatricexperts.com/gastric_bypass.html

 

[Tina]

I too have the runny nose problem, but not at first. Initially, I had left shoulder pain, a sharp pain if I overfilled my pouch. I called it my meal barometer! Now I have the stuffy ears and runny nose. I too thought it was my allergies and my poor PCP has written a ton of prescriptions for me. Then I had my post op appt and was told all this is related to the surgery. I can deal with runny nose and lot better than size 22x pants, so I'm okay with it!

 

[SwtHrt7]

My mother in law had gastric bypass and when she eats too much her nose runs!

 

[Pat99]

My nose runs from the time I wake up until the time I fall asleep. Taking Benedryl helps but it dires me out too much so I just carry tissues around with me 24/7. I've adopted my mother-in-laws practice of rolling a few clean tissues into my shirt sleeve to keep them handy. I just hope to retrieve them all before the clothes make it into the washer *LOL* Nothing like spending half the afternoon plucking tiny pieces of washed tissues off of dark clothing.

 

[Puddgyballerina]

After reading a post from another member, Laurieann, regarding having a ruuny nose after surgery, I found this article about the vagus nereve on the Internet. Damage to this nerve during gastric bypass is what causes the runny nose a lot of us are now having. Like many other people I just thought my allergies were just acting up.

Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass

It's not necessarily damage or compromised, often it's your body's way of telling you, "hey, you're full, STOP!"